After coming out of Jiaofang Palace, Liu Chan originally wanted to go to Lanlin Palace, but Zhang Yuan just exposed it, so he gave up the idea of going to Lanlin Palace.
I had no choice but to return to Xuanshi Hall.
Return to Xuanshi Hall.
He actually has nothing to do now, because the affairs of state affairs are handled by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and Imperial Censor Xu Shu, so he does not need to worry too much.
Because when encountering important events, the two of them would go directly to the palace to report to him, and they would definitely be like Xu Shu in the morning.
If it is not a particularly important matter, it will be discussed at the court meeting once every five days.
So Liu Chan, who returned to Xuanshi Palace, just picked up a book and flipped through it at will.
On the contrary, the Prime Minister's Mansion outside the palace is very busy at this time
Although the Han and Wei dynasties have temporarily stopped fighting because of their marriage.
However, Zhuge Liang did not relax at the border between Cao and Wei, and the troops that should be deployed are still deployed.
A large number of troops have been deployed at several important borders, but there are relatively few domestic troops.
At this time, the total number of troops that can be mobilized in the country is only 20,000 to 30,000.
"Prime Minister!" Yang Yi asked: "For the new soldiers, can we follow the example of His Majesty before? Go to those remote villages to recruit."
This matter has been Zhuge Liang's biggest headache recently. Although he won Guanzhong, the population in Guanzhong was not as large as expected. Mainly because from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, heroes were vying for the throne and wars continued. At this time, Guanzhong was sparsely populated.
I want to recruit soldiers from Guanzhong, but it is difficult to recruit many.
Yang Yi's words reminded Zhuge Liang, and he said: "What Duke Wei said is very true. Liang almost forgot about it. Let Ziyan come over quickly."
"No!"
Yang Yi responded and left.
Not long after, Guo Wei hurriedly came in from outside.
"Prime Minister!"
Guo Wei saluted Zhuge Liang.
"Zi Yan, sit down quickly!" Zhuge Liang asked Guo Wei to sit down, and then said: "I, a big man, have experienced three battles in Guanzhong, and the number of soldiers has been very high. Zi Yan has previously been ordered by His Majesty to recruit new troops."
"Can Ziyan recruit more soldiers?"
Guo Wei was a general promoted by Liu Chan. Later he was appreciated by Zhuge Liang and transferred to the Prime Minister's Mansion to join the army. He was very grateful to Liu Chan and of course respected Zhuge Liang.
During the Battle of Guanzhong, he made great contributions in Pubanjin.
Now that the war is over, I stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion all day, but there is not much important things to do.
At this time, the prime minister suddenly assigned him a task, and he was naturally very excited.
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Guo Wei said with some excitement: "Wei Ding has lived up to the Prime Minister's trust."
"Okay!" Zhuge Liang was very satisfied and said, "I will leave the truth about recruiting new soldiers to Ziyan."
"No!"
"Ziyan, please remember!" Zhuge said again: "Soldiers must be recruited voluntarily and cannot be forced."
"My big man needs sergeants who dare to go to the battlefield, rather than being forced to join the army."
"The only requirement of true nature is to be deficient rather than excessive."
"No!"
Guo Wei agreed, and then led several of his men to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion to recruit new soldiers.
As soon as Guo Wei left, Xu Shu, the imperial censor, hurriedly came to see Zhuge Liang.
"Yuanzhi!"
After the conscription was arranged, Zhuge Liang's nervous mood eased a little. After all, there was no need to fight for the time being, so the conscription was not that urgent.
Seeing Xu Shu rushing over, Zhuge Liang looked relaxed and contented.
The two exchanged brief greetings first, and then Xu Shu explained in detail to Zhuge Liang the imperial examination selection system that Liu Chan had mentioned to him in the Xuanshi Hall that morning.
Because he felt that this imperial examination system was not only fair but also had a wider selection of candidates than the previous examination system.
It's just that now the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty are presided over by him.
However, Zhuge Liang is the Prime Minister.
Zhuge Liang has governed Shuzhong for nearly ten years, so he must know the Han Dynasty better than him.
So before implementing it, he still wanted to hear what Zhuge Liang meant.
However, after hearing Xu Shu explain the entire imperial examination system in detail, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly.
At this time, there were only two of them in the room.
"O Yuan Zhi!" Zhuge Liang said: "Although this imperial examination system is good, it has affected the interests of aristocratic families. Even in Yizhou, it has only been ten years since the late emperor entered Shu."
Zhuge Liang is really worried.
Let’s not talk about Guanzhong first, let’s talk about Yizhou.
Because the Han Dynasty had just arrived in Guanzhong and implemented some new policies, they could deal with it calmly. Moreover, the population of Guanzhong was not large, so the opposition voice would not be too loud.
But Yizhou.
For now, Yizhou still belongs to the Han Dynasty.
Once the imperial examination system is implemented, aristocratic families will no longer be able to recommend talents.
This——
"The Prime Minister thought;" Xu Shu thought for a while and then asked: "If we want to implement the imperial examination system, what method should be used?"
After understanding the entire imperial examination system, Xu Shu now fully recognizes this system.
Although the inspection and examination system has been implemented for more than 400 years, its disadvantages are also obvious.
Because inspections and promotions do not necessarily cover everything, most of the recommended talents are relatives, friends and neighbors, rather than truly talented and learned people, and there are often various chains of interests in the process.
But the imperial examination is different.
The imperial court selected scholars by subject and selected the best.
More importantly, in the past few months, Xu Shu has also seen the internal crisis of the Han Dynasty, which is the problem of clan factions.
Although he did not go to Shuzhong, he had some understanding of the Shuzhong clan.
If the Han had not captured Guanzhong this time, it would still be difficult for the clans in central Shu to get ahead, because the important officials in the court were basically from Jingzhou and Dongzhou, while the local clans in central Shu were mostly low-level officials.
Now that the Han Dynasty has established its capital in Chang'an, it needs a large number of officials.
The main personnel of the two factions of Jingzhou and Dongzhou who had previously been in charge of the court in Chengdu basically went to Chang'an at this time, while Yizhou had many vacancies. After Emperor Liu Chan's suggestion, the people of Yizhou were given certain rights, allowing them to
Govern Shuzhong by yourself.
But——
In order to stabilize the political situation in Shu, the chief officials in Shu are actually people recognized by the prime minister, such as Dong Yun, who is now the highest official in Shu.
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As for others, they also rely on nepotism.
If this continues for a long time, the Han Dynasty will still be unable to fundamentally solve the clan problem.
Xu Shu felt that if the Han Dynasty wanted to develop and grow, resolving internal conflicts was the key.
Perhaps the imperial examination system can improve this decline.
Because once the imperial examination was implemented, all the counties and counties under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, whether they were clans, scholars, or ordinary people, could pass the imperial examination and get the chance to be promoted.
Especially after the scholars join the world, the hidden danger of the clan in the court will gradually be diluted.
He is now in charge of the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty and resolving internal conflicts, which is what he wants to do first.
Zhuge Liang thought about Xu Shu's analysis and felt that it made some sense.
However, he had different opinions on abolishing the imperial examination system and directly implementing the imperial examination system. He said: "Liang believes that the current Han Dynasty may be more appropriate to parallel the imperial examination system with the imperial examination system, and then gradually implement it, and finally cancel the imperial examination system.
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Compared to Xu Shu's one-size-fits-all approach, Zhuge Liang prefers to advance slowly.
"That's fine!" Xu Shu nodded and said, "In parallel with the imperial examination, let the common people know that if they study hard, even civilians can pass the imperial examination and change their destiny."
"Exactly."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Nowadays, the people at the bottom are basically illiterate. If the imperial examinations are carried out in parallel, we will first promote a group of scholars to join the world. At the same time, we will also let the people of the world know that studying will be able to change their own destiny. In a few years, the number of Han scholars will surely increase."
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"By then the imperial examination has already begun to be implemented, and the gradual elimination of the imperial examination system will not cause too much shock."
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